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i realise i don't post a lot. whatever. nonetheless, i'm gonna write a gemlog post on xmas.
first off the bat, i'm not going to go into the whole jesus thing. jesus was cool and all, but pretty much everything we like about xmas came later and from other cultures.
xmas is the one of only five special occasions where i know i'll have a good time:
as i'm writing this, i don't really know what my point is, so i'm just making it up as i go along. i think i'll say what i'll be doing this xmas period.
i've got a few xmas dinners lined up with friends and peers over the next few days, which will be fun. the general atmosphere tends to get kinder and more festive as time goes on. after that, i'll be going back home to england. i'm hoping to see my grandparents before the big day, so that'll be fun.
there's a particular feeling i'd like to try and replicate when i'm in the county where they live. you see, my grandparents live in suburbs, and the city has a few (but not too many) high-rise buildings, one of which can be seen as you're leaving the shopping centre. anyway, i was taking a driving lesson and approaching the city from that direction, during the golden hour. the way the sun shone on that one building, painting it gold against the clear blue sky, almost caused my to veer off into the next lane. thankfully i didn't. that visual reminded me of the distinctive guitar riff in "i wait for you" by alex g, and i'd like to have the opportunity to experience them both.
speaking of music, i've made an xmas playlist with my brother. it's just rock and pop-punk all the way through, though i was sad he didn't want me to put "red water (christmas mourning)" by type o negative on. it's honestly such a great song. all the same, at least we both agreed on the best xmas song of all time, "christmas time (don't let the bells end)" by the darkness.
anyway, xmas with my grandparents is great. they decorate their house in the mid-1900s style, with plenty of red and gold everywhere, and multicoloured lights in the tree. in contrast, my immediate family tend to focus more on pine green decoration with plain white tree lights; which is quite nice, and very wintery, but i have excruciating anemoia (similar to nostalgia).
xmas itself could be at my house, or we might all go to the grandparents' place. the latter is always more festive.
after that, i'll be going to see the pantomime with (you guessed it) my grandma. it's a tradition for my family, and i always have a good time. the troupe that do the pantos always sneak in a fuck ton of dirty jokes that the kids won't get, but will leave the adults in hysterics. i expect i'll stay with her for a few days after that, but i'll head back home for new year's eve.
new year's eve is a fun occasion. we'll normally go out somewhere during the day, and then stay up with a few beers to watch the year tick over. it used to be a hopeful occasion, but this year my mentality will be more along the lines of "the horrors persist, but so do i". still, i'm hoping 2025 will bring about something good.
that's... pretty much all i can think to talk about right now. merry xmas!